Carteret, New Jersey

Carteret is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The borough was founded in 1906 as "Roosevelt", but it was renamed to "Carteret" in 1922 to honor proprietor George Carteret and his son Philip Carteret, the first royal Governor of New Jersey; the city of Elizabeth was likewise named for George Carteret's wife/cousin Elizabeth de Cartaret. Carteret had a population of 24,170 people in 2015, with 50.68% being white, 14.85% African-American, .35% Native American, 19.04% Asian, .05% Pacific islander, 11.18% other races, and 3.85% multiracial; 30.93% of respondents identified as Hispanic. Carteret is home to the largest Sikh population in New Jersey, with 2,500 Sikhs living in the borough.